Invited Visiting Artist in Residence
Our Invited Visiting Artist in Residence is a short term curated partnership between an established artist and The Bray. The Visiting Artist is provided a private studio space, in proximity to The Bray Resident Artists, to realize and conceive new work and projects while engaging in shared on-site resources and a lively creative atmosphere.
The Invited Visiting Artist in Residence includes:
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on-site Studio Facilities
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On-site Invited Visiting Artist Accommodations
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a one month time-block with some flexibility
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open ended space and time to work with no other obligations
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clay business discounts and other perks.
Invited Visiting Artist In Residence
Susannah Israel
Susannah Israel is an artist and writer living in Oakland, California. Her sculptures reveal a gritty yet passionate view of humanity, drawn from city life. Israel received her baccalaureate in Art & Chemistry, 1987 and MFA, 2000 from San Francisco State University. She was Professor of Sculpture & Ceramics at Laney College, Oakland (2002-2018) and also engaged with diverse communities throughout the western states, giving lectures, workshops and masterclasses. She continues to mentor artists through the Color Network. Israel’s expressive work is widely exhibited, appearing in the collections of the Archie Bray Foundation, AMOCA, Auckland Memorial Museum, New Zealand, Mint Museum’s American Ceramics Collection, the Yingge Ceramics Museum, parks and libraries, and many other sites around the world. Selected honors include the Fletcher Challenge Premier Award, a distinction which Israel holds exclusively among US artists, Gottlieb Foundation grant, Groot Foundation Award, Center For Cultural Innovation Award, Vivika Heino Award, the 1st Ernie Kim Award and others. Selected artist residencies include the Archie Bray Foundation, Boise Visiting Artists & Scholars Program, Mission Clay Art & Industry, Cider Creek Collective, Jentel Foundation, Kala Art Institute, Sculptor-On-Campus at CSU Bakersfield, Mendocino Art Center and others. At home in Oakland she works in her studio at the Vulcan Foundry.
Recent Invited Visiting Artists In Residence
Chris Riccardo
Heesoo Lee
Yoonjee Kwak
Voulkos Fellowship
The Voulkos Visiting Artist Fellowship was created in memory of the renowned ceramic artist, Peter Voulkos who began his career at the Archie Bray Foundation in 1951. His family and friends established the Fellowship at the Bray to be awarded each year to a special and distinguished visiting artist whose generosity, commitment to innovation, and passion for creative exchange through shared ideas reflect Pete’s spirit.
Peter Voulkos taught by example, working alongside other artists in the studio, fostering artistic exchange and dialogue, and nurturing mutual respect. In the same spirit, the Voulkos Fellow is invited to work in an environment that encourages interaction among the resident artists and the Bray community.